Lentils with peas, feta & bacon

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1. Fry the bacon in a little oil until crisp and remove. Fry the onion until soft and add back half the bacon. Stir in the lentils and add enough water to cover, bring to a boil and simmer covered for 20 minutes or until the lentils are tender. Add a little more water if necessary but you want most of the water to be absorbed by the end, so don't add too much.
2. Add the peas for the final 5 minutes of cooking. Stir in the remaining bacon, the balsamic vinegar, feta and cherry tomatoes.

GI Assesment

Lentils, peas, vinegar and cherry tomatoes: a medley of low Gi ingredients. This dish is oozing with healthy antioxidants and fibre, too.

Per Serving

543 kcalories, protein 42.3g, carbohydrate 50.4g, fat 20.5 g, saturated fat 8.5g, fibre 11.4g, salt 3.94 g

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• julieg

  22 January 2008

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  Nothing really wrong with it but I've tried several recipes using puy lentils and I always think the result is no more than ordinary

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• Maggie

  12 February 2008

  Maggie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I like lentils and found this a very easy, tasty, quick mid week supper recipe. The better the bacon the better the final taste.

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• gossyp

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  this sounds delicious ....haven't made it yet

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  10 October 2008

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  Made this last night - quick and easy and my lentil hating husband loved it too!!!

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• Andrew

  06 April 2009

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  This was lovely- nice enough to reheat the next day for work, although I found it incredibly sharp owing to the vinegar, tomatoes and the saltiness of the bacon and cheese. Still I'm certainly going to make it again as it was so easy.

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• fifi

  09 April 2009

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  yum! for even better results (if i may be so bold!) use a olive oil, white/red wine vinegar, dijon mustard dressing (3tbsp, 1tbsp, 1 teaspoon ish) instead of balsamic and if you leave out the feta you can serve it with pieces of french bread smothered a soft cheese e.g. boursin or goats cheese of choice!

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Ingredients

• 4 bacon rashers, chopped
• oil
• 1 small onion , finely chopped
• 150g puy lentils
• 1 cupful frozen peas
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 100g feta cheese , crumbled
• 200g cherry tomatoes , halved

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Ingredients

• 4 bacon rashers, chopped
• oil
• 1 small onion , finely chopped
• 150g puy lentils
• 1 cupful frozen peas
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 100g feta cheese , crumbled
• 200g cherry tomatoes , halved

Per Serving

543 kcalories, protein 42.3g, carbohydrate 50.4g, fat 20.5 g, saturated fat 8.5g, fibre 11.4g, salt 3.94 g

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